The government's new 10‐year drug strategy — a strategic tool or yet more spin?

Abstract

Frank Warburton assesses the government's new 10‐year drug strategy. He takes as a benchmark the guidance given to crime and disorder reduction partnerships in Delivering Safer Communities. Against this benchmark he finds the strategy wanting in several areas. These include a lack of analysis, a limited evidence base and unclear targets. These failings are due, in part, to the strategy's attempts to address several different audiences and do several different jobs simultaneously.

Citation

Warburton, F. (2008), "The government's new 10‐year drug strategy — a strategic tool or yet more spin?", Safer Communities, Vol. 7 No. 3, pp. 13-16. https://doi.org/10.1108/17578043200800024